By Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB

Today as I was sitting in the dinning room, in front of the window by the bird feeder, I saw my first chipmunk of the season.

The birds are singing, the ice is melting on the lake, the temperatures are warming up.

I have tulips starting to grow in the bell tower garden (my own little patch of earth).

Little green shoots are peeking out of the ground.

SPRING IS HERE.

Thank you God for the beauty of winter … and the blessing of being able to watch new life appear!